Drive system operated by muscle-power
AssigneeSwissmove AG
InventorsAndreas Fuchs, Jürg Blatter
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Abstract
An electric drive system (1) operated by muscle power for a vehicle (2) includes a foot pedal (5) and a mechanical generator (6) mechanically connected to the foot pedal. The drive system also includes an electric transmission (4) and an electric control system (20) with a control program (21) of the generator, which is able to generate a counter or load moment (GM). The drive system also includes a starting control system (22) for the generator, by means of which a standstill pedal resistance (TW) and a high starting moment (MA) is produced at the foot pedal. When used in a stationary training apparatus (3), the drive system includes a motor operation control system (23) with a bi-directional converter (31), by means of which the generator is also able to be operated as a motor.
Claims21
An electric drive system operated with muscle-power (1) for a vehicle (2), said electric drive system comprising a foot pedal (5) and a generator (6) mechanically connected to the foot pedal, an electric transmission (4) from the generator (6) to a drive motor (11), and an electric control system (20), wherein the electric control system comprises a control program (21) of the generator (6), with which a counter moment (GM) on the generator, related to the forwards pedaling direction (v), is generatable,
- wherein the drive system comprises a starting control (22) of the generator with which, when the foot pedal is actuated from standstill, an immediately occurring pedal resistance (TW) is generated and with which a high starting moment (MA) is generated at the foot pedal when starting from standstill up to a minimum riding speed.
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